2023 Football Roster
Roster
Hamilton, Isaiah

Jersey Number 23
Isaiah Hamilton
- Position:
- DB
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 175
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Houston, Texas
- High School:
- Channelview HS
- Prev School:
- Texas Southern
Bio
As a Junior (2023)
Prior to Houston:
High School
Personal
- Started all 12 games (839 snaps)
- All 12 starts at cornerback
- 50 tackles, four interceptions, 3.5 TFLs and one forced fumble
- Four interceptions ranked 19th nationally
- Four INTs ranked tied for fifth most by a UH player in last decade
- 50 tackles ranked fourth on team
- 78.1 coverage grade (PFF) ranked seventh among Big 12 cornerbacks
- 57-yard pick six against Oklahoma State (Nov. 18)
- Six stops (four solo) against Oklahoma State
- Season high nine tackles (seven solo) and 2.0 TFLs at UCF (Nov. 25)
- Interception and forced fumble at Rice (Sept. 9)
- First Cougar with an INT and forced fumble since Oct. 4, 2018 (Deontay Anderson vs. Tulsa)
- Two tackles and an INT against West Virginia (Oct. 12)
- Four stops and a pass breakup against #8/8 Texas (Oct. 21)
- Five tackles – all solo – at Baylor (Nov. 4)
- Multiple tackles in all 12 games
- 4+ tackles in seven different games
Prior to Houston:
- Spent three seasons at Texas Southern
- Played 17 games
- Six interceptions including five during 2022 season
- 2022 SWAC First-Team All-Conference
- Two pick-sixes
- 51 tackles and 15 passes defended
- During 10 games in 2022, he contributed 30 stops
- Five interceptions and 10 pass breakups in 2022
- One forced fumble and one fumble recovery in 2022
- Joined Houston in January as mid-year enrollee
High School
- Played basketball and football at Channelview
- Eight total interceptions across 13 games
- 11 touchdown receptions in six games as a senior
- 640 all-purpose yards in three seasons
- 414 (354 receiving) all-purpose yards as a senior
Personal
- Nickname: Zae
- Hobbies: gaming, basketball, and travel
- Dream job outside football: Acting
- He’s been cold since a little kid
- Hidden talent: acting, music, and playing basketball
- His uncle ran track for Texas Southern and won a track championship
- Chose UH because he’s born and raised in Houston and UH is his dream school
- Fears heights
- One word to describe himself on the field: ballhawk
- If he could eat one food for the rest of his life: seafood
- His motivation for working hard: his daughter and where he came from
- Best advice: Never quit no matter how hard it gets
- Sports hero: Odell Beckham Jr. because he always beat the odds against him
- Memorable athletic feat: SWAC All-Conference First Team
- Unique fact: only boy in his family with his hair color
Recap: Houston vs Colorado
Monday, September 15
Postgame Press Conference: Football vs. Colorado
Friday, September 12
Postgame Press Conference: Football at Rice
Saturday, September 06
Postgame Press Conference: Football vs. Stephen F. Austin
Friday, August 29